By The Associated Press Russian oil company Lukoil plans to sell its international assets to U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group, Lukoil said Thursday, as it rushes to divest its global portfolio in the face of impending U.S. sanctions. The U.S. Treasury gave Lukoil until Feb. 28 to sell its foreign assets in response to
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Jan. 30 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. CBSSN — Kent St. at Akron 7 p.m. FS1 — Providence at Villanova 8 p.m. CBSSN — Dayton at Saint Louis ESPNU — Mount St. Mary’s at St. Peter’s FOX — Michigan at Michigan
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 52 34 14 4 72 183 131 15-9-0 19-5-4 6-3-1 Detroit 55 32 17 6 70 171 166 18-9-2 14-8-4 10-4-2 Buffalo 53 31 17 5 67 183 160 17-6-3 14-11-2 10-3-2 Montreal 54 30 17
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 52 34 14 4 72 183 131 15-9-0 19-5-4 6-3-1 Carolina 53 33 15 5 71 185 154 19-8-2 14-7-3 11-3-0 Detroit 55 32 17 6 70 171 166 18-9-2 14-8-4 10-4-2 Buffalo 53 31 17 5 67
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 34 12 .739 — 7-3 L-1 18-5 15-7 22-6 New York 29 18 .617 5½ 5-5 W-4 18-6 10-12 21-11 Boston 29 18 .617 5½ 5-5 L-1 14-8 15-10 21-12 Toronto 29 20 .592 6½ 6-4 L-1 13-11 16-9 22-13
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 29 18 .617 — Boston 29 18 .617 — Toronto 29 20 .592 1 Philadelphia 26 21 .553 3 Brooklyn 12 34 .261 16½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 26 23 .531 — Orlando 24 22 .522 ½ Atlanta 24
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Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 52 34 14 4 72 183 131 Detroit 55 32 17 6 70 171 166 Buffalo 53 31 17 5 67 183 160 Montreal 54 30 17 7 67 187 180 Boston 55 32 20 3 67 186 171
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Don’t worry if you didn’t make it to the last Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Many of the films will be available to stream online starting Thursday through the weekend, including the buzzy Channing Tatum drama “Josephine.” What started as a COVID-era
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By The Associated Press Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump ’s surge of immigration enforcement. As the country reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood super-agent and power broker Ari Emanuel will have a memoir out this fall, a “fiery, furious” story by the man whose clients have included Martin Scorsese,Oprah Winfrey and a (pre-presidential) Donald Trump and who inspired the high-strung Ari Gold of HBO’s “Entourage.” Alfred A.
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BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to China called Thursday for fair and reciprocal trade between the world’s two largest economies and expressed concern about projections that China’s dominance of global manufacturing will grow even further in the years to come. U.S. Ambassador David Perdue told business and government leaders in Beijing that China
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cher, Tina Knowles and the late Rob Reiner are among the finalists for the 31st annual Audie Awards, which honor the audio editions of fiction and nonfiction books. Cher’s narration of “Cher: Part One” brought her a nomination for best biography/autobiography, the Audio Publishers Association
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS, JOSH FUNK and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For some, it was the children’s luggage and small ice skates that became indelible memories of the night a passenger plane and a helicopter collided over the murky Potomac River. Others remember boats navigating debris and shallow water to bring victims’ bodies
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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer As if they’d leave “Clueless” off the list. Cher Horowitz fans, rejoice: Amy Heckerling’s 1995 teen comedy is one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry. And if “Clueless” wasn’t your jam — whatever! — maybe this will send
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By BILL BARROW and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday she is running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on President Donald Trump while unifying a state that has endured a series of challenges even before the federal government’s immigration crackdown. Klobuchar’s decision gives Democrats a high-profile
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Norfolk Southern’s quarterly profit slipped 12% amid the uncertain economy as well as unusual costs related to its efforts to merge with Union Pacific in an $85 billion deal that would create a transcontinental railroad. Norfolk Southern said it made $644 million, or $2.87 per share, in the fourth
Continue ReadingWEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — West Bancorp Inc. (WTBA) on Thursday reported profit of $7.4 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the West Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had profit of 43 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 61 cents per share.
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By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s increasingly one place that U.S. senators want to be — anywhere but Washington. Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota became the fourth sitting senator to seek leadership of a home state in 2026 when she announced her campaign on Thursday. That’s the most in recent history, according
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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris couture this season did something unexpected: It got lighter and down to earth. Not just in fabric, but in attitude. Even with major couture debuts at Chanel, Dior and Armani Privé — and a week shadowed by Valentino Garavani’s death in Rome — the strongest
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she’s running for Minnesota governor after Gov. Tim Walz ended his reelection bid.
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, researchers said Thursday. A study by the World Weather Attribution, which analyzed the recent heavy rainfalls that caused severe flooding in parts
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE GUMEDE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa on Thursday, a local government official and emergency services said, just over a week after a similar road crash left 14 schoolchildren dead. Thursday’s crash happened near
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, Jan. 29. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Washington 109 Milwaukee 99 Final Philadelphia 113 Sacramento 111 Final Houston 104 Atlanta 86 Final Miami 116 Chicago 113 Final Charlotte 123 Dallas 121 Final Phoenix 114 Detroit 96 Final Denver 107 Brooklyn 103 Final Minnesota 123 Oklahoma City 111 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 6
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By SAM McNEIL and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Thursday to list Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc’s top diplomat said, in a largely symbolic move that adds to pressure on the Islamic Republic. The EU’s foreign policy
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By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower
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